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Le Familier

Leigh Bardugo

3.83 AVERAGE

miraphora's review against another edition

2.0

2 e mezzo
Idea e setting interessanti
Esecuzione piatta, finale troppo sbrigativo

daisialia's review against another edition

2.0

I might have given this a better rating if it weren’t for the ending. Both characters becoming immortal felt so trite and meaningless and frankly at odds with what I’d previously thought the story was trying to say. The bitter and depressing depiction of immortality portrayed thus far led me to believe that the author was making a statement about the meaning of life and death’s necessary place in it but no! Happily ever after it is! I don’t really know what I expected from contemporary fantasy though.

hsimms514's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

carminealone's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

goldfinch1003's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookishcookish1's review against another edition

4.0

Leigh Bardugo is one of my favorite writers and an automatic buy. While Bardugo painted a vibrant world in Madrid during the Spanish Inquisition and another complex female heroine, this probably isn’t my favorite of her titles. I enjoy historical fiction but my unfamiliarity with the history and language here kind of took me out of the story. The ending felt suddenly fairytale-ish, rushed and vague, and we never really learned more about Luzia’s power. I thought the whole book was building up to how she will master this final power, and then we didn’t really get to see it. It didn’t really seem to leave an opening for a sequel, though I’d certainly read one to learn more about what happened. Still, my least favorite Leigh Bardugo is still a great read.